Valance-support.



Patented May 2|, I90l.

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(Application filed De'c. 21, 1800.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES JESSIE M. HIGLEY, OF NILES, CALIFORNIA.

VALANCE-SUPPORT.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,609, dated May 21,1901.

Application filed December 21, 1900. Serial No. 40,656. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J EssIE M. HIGLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Niles, county of Alameda, and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valance-Supports;and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain improved devices for supporting valancesaround bedsteads and providing convenient means of applying and removingthe same.

My improvements consist of extensible and removable cords or rods onwhich the valances are rove, adapted to be fastened to the posts of abedstead at its corners, preferably by means of detachable andadjustable collars provided with eyes or sockets to which the supportsare attached by hooks, as illustrated in the drawings herewith, forminga part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby valances can beinstantly attached to and removed from bedsteads for the purpose ofsweeping beneath the same or for any other purpose.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure I is an elevation inperspective'of a metallic bedstead provided with my improvements. Fig.II is a top view of a clampingcollar to which the valance-supports areattached. Fig. III is a similar view of an open or spring collar, alsoprovided with fastenings or eyes to receive the valance-supports. Fig.IV is a broken side elevation of an elaslic supporting-cord providedwith hooks to engage the-ends. Fig. Vis a similar view of an extensiblerod or tube such as can be employed instead of an elastic cord for shortlengths. Fig. VI is a section showing the manner of insertingscrew-eyelets in the collar shown in Fig. II.

The attachment of valances, especially to metallic bedsteads, in amanner to permit their being instantly applied or removed is a matter ofmuch convenience, especially in sweeping and cleaning, and to this end Iprovide devices as now to be described, referring to the drawings.

The bedstead A in Fig. I is of the common construction,furnished withvalances B,made of any suitable fabric and rove on a throughsnpport 0,made, preferably, of elastic cord when of much length.

For attachment to the bed posts D,I employ, preferably, elastic andadjustable embracing collars E, that when adapted for bedposts ofvarious sizes are made to overlap, as in Fig. II, and are held by ascrew F, or when made to fit a particular size of bedposts can be sprungaround the posts D, as shown in Fig. III. In these collars are insertedeyes or lugs G to receive the hooks H on the elastic cords O, or asingle elongated eye J can be employed to receive two hooks, as in Fig.III, two being preferable in the case of open or spring collars, becausetending to close and clamp them around the bedpost D.

When the length is not great, as at the head and foot of bedsteads,especially when these are of less than full width and when the elasticcords do not stretch enough to be applied and removed conveniently, andalso in some cases for ornament, I employ extensible pol-- ished rods,as shown in Fig. V, the ends L sliding outward and inward in the tubularcenter part Min the usual manner of curtainrods. In the case ofextensible metallic rods, as shown in Fig. V, these being inflexible,the hooks N are made angular, as shown, the weight of the rods servingto prevent accidental disengagement.

When the overlapping collars (shown in Fig. II) are employed, these canbe expanded and contracted to fit around bedposts D of ing inserted forthat purpose at spaced distances, as shown in-Fig. VI.

It will be obvious that the particular construction of these devices,especially the collars E, admits of modification as to material,

detachable collars E, for attachment to the uprights of a bedstead, saidcollars provided With-eyes for receiving the said hooks, sub- 15stantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JESSIE M. HIGLEY.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. ENQUIST, ELMER WIoKEs.

